As the military prepared for war it had a severe shortage of clerical workers because so many men were assigned to active duty. To gain clerical workers the Navy enlisted women. Women serving in the Navy wore a standard uniform and had a rank of yeoman. Over 11,000 women served in the Navy during WWI.
As the military prepared for war it had a severe shortage of clerical workers because so many men were assigned to active duty. To gain clerical workers the Navy enlisted women. Women serving in the Navy wore a standard uniform and had a rank of yeoman. Over 11,000 women served in the Navy during WWI.